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Welcome to Crime Uncovered.
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Today we have Dr. Emily Carter,
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a forensic scientist with us.
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Dr. Carter, thank you for joining us.
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Thank you for having me.
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Dr. Carter, you've worked on many cases.
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What is a particularly interesting one?
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One case that stands out involved a burglary that turned into a murder.
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A man was found dead in his home,
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and at first the police thought it was a simple robbery gone wrong.
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The house was a mess.
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Drawers opened, furniture overturned.
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But something didn't feel right.
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What made it seem suspicious?
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The crime scene looked staged.
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Usually in a real burglary,
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thieves take valuable items like money or electronics.
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But here, nothing valuable was missing.
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We started to think that the suspect had tried to make it look like a robbery.
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So, how did you begin your investigation?
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First, we collected evidence.
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We found fingerprints on the victim's door and furniture,
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all belonging to people who knew him, family and friends.
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We also noticed there were no signs of forced entry,
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suggesting the victim probably knew the killer and had let them inside.
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That immediately made all those friends and relatives potential suspects,
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so we had to verify their alibis.
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For those without clear alibis,
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we conducted DNA tests to rule them out.
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None of the tests produced a match,
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so they were all cleared.
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How did you find the suspect?
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Perfect.
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Police investigators checked security cameras in the neighborhood
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and saw a man parking his car in a nearby lot
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before entering the house about two hours before the body was found.
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We also examined the autopsy report,
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which showed that the victim had been shot with professional precision.
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That made us consider the possibility that someone close to the victim had hired a hitman.
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The police then traced the victim's wife's phone records and found
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that she had been calling an unknown number frequently in the days leading up to the murder.
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When they investigated further, they discovered
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that the number belonged to an ex-convict who owned a car
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matching the one caught on security footage the night of the murder.
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To confirm our suspicions, we ran a DNA test on the suspect,
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and it matched the biological evidence found at the crime scene.
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Incredible.
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So you caught them based on the staged crime scene and phone records?
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Exactly.
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The crime scene told a different story than what the suspects claimed.
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Once we had enough evidence, they both confessed.
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The victim's wife had given the killer a key to the house,
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which he used to enter.
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What happened after their confession?
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Did the case go to trial?
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Yes, after their confession, they were both arrested and charged,
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the wife for conspiracy to commit murder,
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and the hitman for first-degree murder.
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The prosecution had a strong case because we had physical evidence and direct phone records linking them to the crime.
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How long did the trial last?
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The trial lasted about three weeks.
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The defense tried to argue that the wife had nothing to do with the crime,
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claiming the hitman acted alone.
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However, the phone records, DNA evidence,
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and security footage were too strong to ignore.
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Prosecutors also played recordings of the suspect's interrogation,
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where he eventually admitted that the wife had paid him to commit the murder.
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What was the final verdict?
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Both were found guilty.
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The hitman received a life sentence without parole,
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and the wife was sentenced to 25 years in prison for planning the crime.
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That must have been satisfying for law enforcement and the victim's family.
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It was.
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The victim's family was relieved to see justice served.
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Cases like this show how important forensic science is.
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Without DNA evidence, phone records,
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and security footage, it would have been much harder to prove their guilt.
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Thank you for sharing this fascinating case with us, Dr. Carter.
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It's incredible to see how forensic science plays a key role in solving crimes.
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My pleasure.
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Forensic science is about uncovering the truth,
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and every case brings us one step closer to justice.

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Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “Crime Scene Investigation – B1+ English Listening Test”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: crime, murder, evidence, suspect, records. Deze video bevat 82 zinnen en 678 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:51. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 176 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
hitman zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈhɪtmæːn/huurmoordenaar, huurdoder
forensic bijvoeglijk naamwoord/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/forensisch, gerechtelijk
footage zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/filmmateriaal
alibi zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæl.ə.baɪ/alibi
burglary zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/inbraak
confession zelfstandig naamwoord/kənˈfɛʃən/bekentenis
robbery zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɹɑbəɹi/roof, beroving
furniture zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɝ.nɪ.t͡ʃɚ/meubel, meubelstuk
fascinate werkwoord/ˈfæsɪneɪt/fascineren
fingerprint zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/vingerafdruk
overturn werkwoord/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/kapseizen, omslaan
interrogation zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/verhoor, ondervraging
convict werkwoord/ˈkɑnvɪkt/veroordelen, vonnissen
autopsy zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈɔ.tɑp.si/autopsie
relieve werkwoord/ɹɪˈliːv/opluchten

Uitspraak om op te letten

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: confession /kənˈfɛʃən/, interrogation /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/, precision /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/, prosecution /ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/
  • Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: interrogation /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, prosecutor /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/, prosecution /ˌpɹɑ.sɪˈkju.ʃən/, electronics /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɑ.nɪks/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/, relieve /ɹɪˈliːv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: hitman /ˈhɪtmæːn/, alibi /ˈæl.ə.baɪ/, fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/, satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/, examine /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/
  • /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: burglary /ˈbɝ.ɡlɚ.i/, fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/, interrogation /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, guilt /ɡɪlt/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als hitman, forensic, footage.

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